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Cainsville (D. M. O. & S.) Leasenber bottoms and lakes 3 m., Akron bottom 

 and adjoining country; all good; duck, "chicken" and quail; spring and fall 

 months for duck and snipe; winter months for quail; livery $2 p, d.; hotels $1 to 

 $2 p. d.; guides reasonable; country open, hilly and wet; good shooting and very 

 few farmers object. 



Canton (St. L. K. & N. W.) Lima lake 6 m.; Farrell lake $2 m.; the first bestfor 

 duck and geese during Oct., Nov., March and April; livery $3 p. d.; hotels $1 to $2 

 p. d.: no regular guides; country wooded and wet; shooting good; owners do not 

 object. 



Car roll ton (Wabash Western and C. B &K. C.) Bowdrey Lake and Wakenda 

 river; the first best; duck and geese; the first most abundant; Oct., Nov. and 

 March; livery $2.50 p. d.; hotel charges reasonable; guide not needed; country 

 adjacent to the lake open and to the river wooded; generally wet; shooting good; 

 but few owners object; our correspondent writes: " Our shooting grounds are con- 

 sidered the best in the country. 



Catawissa (St. L. & S. F.) Quail, turkey and fox are the principal game of this 

 vicinity and afford very good shooting in season; country wooded, rocky and hilly; 

 owners do not object. 



Cedar Q-ap (K. C. Ft. S. & G.) Foote's lake 1 m., Cowskin range 3 m., Ava 

 range 10m.; all good; duck, turkey and deer; the first two most abundant; Oct. to 

 Jan. best; livery $2 p. d.; board can be had at $12 p. m.; no regular guides; coun- 

 try wooded, rocky and hilly, except in the vicinity of the lake, which is marshy; 

 shooting good and owners do not object. 



Chadwick (St. L. & S. F.) The principal hunting grounds are from 2 to 5m. of 

 station; deer, turkey, quail, squirrel, fox and wolf; the first three most abundant; 

 Oct. and Nov. best; livery $2.50 p. d.; hotels $1 p. d., $3.50 p w.; guides reasona- 

 ble; country wooded, rocky and dry; shooting good and owners do not object. 



Clarksyille (St. L. K. & N. W.) Crane pond, adjacent, is the principal ground; 

 duck, quail, snipe, woodcock and rabbit; Nov. and Feb. best; livery $4 p. d.; hotel 

 $2 p. d.; guides not needed; country diversified; shooting good; many grounds 

 are posted. 



Clinton (K. C. Ft. S. & G.) Big creek, Grand river and the small lakes adjoin- 

 ing; duck and squirrel principally; guides, hotels and livery can be had at Hart- 

 well, a few miles distant, at reasonable rates; country wooded and wet; shooting 

 good. 



Crocker (St. L. & S. F.) Roubedeaux 10 m., Gasconade 4 m., Tavern 3 m.; first 

 best; turkey, deer, duck and quail; Nov. 1 to Feb. 1 best; livery $2.50 p. d.; hotel 

 $1 and $1.60 p. d.; guides $1.50 p. d., country wooded, rocky aud hilly; shooting 

 very good and only few land owners object. 



Cuba (St. L. & S. F.) Crawford, Dent and Phelps counties are the best grounds 

 for deer, turkey quail, rabbit and squirrel; the first two most numerous; Oct. and 

 Nov. best; livery $3 p. d.; hotel charges reasonable; guides $3 to $5 p. d.; country 

 wooded, rocky and dry, wet along the Maramec river, shooting good for large 

 game; a few of the grounds near the station are posted. 



C linn ing-ham (Wabash Western.) Swan lake 1 m., and a number of smaller 

 lakes f rom 1 to 6 ni . ; snipe, duck, geese, quail, "chicken" and woodcock; Nov. to 

 March best; livery $2.50 to $3 p. d.; hotels $1 to $1.50 p. d.; country diversified; 

 shooting good; a few grounds are posted. 



Dameron (St. L. K. & N. W.) Upper and Lower Big Ponds, Rayboum slough, 

 Goose Pasture and Mouth of Bryants Creek, distant about 2m.; duck and geese 

 principally; Oct. and Nov. best; livery $2.50 p. d.; hotel 4 m. distant; guides rea- 

 sonable; country open, dry and level; shooting good; owners do not object. 



Ellsberry (St. L. K. & N. W.) Kings lake, Swan pond. Deer slough, Hog Wal- 

 low and Forked Pond; the first best; duck, quail, snipe, plover and geese; the first 

 three most numerous; Nov. and March best; livery, including guide, $3 p. d.; ho- 

 tels $2 p. d.; country mainly prairie and along the Mississippi river very wet; 

 good shooting is to be had in season, but on a few of the grounds hunting is pro- 

 hibited. 



